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Paolo Gerolamo Piola (1666–1724) was an

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painter of the

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period active mainly in

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. His father was the prominent Genoese painter

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. Paolo Gerolamo was very active painting sacred subjects and frescoes. He was sent to study in Rome by his father, where he supposedly studied the work of Caracci, and studied under

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. Returning to Genoa, his father found his style ponderous. He was ultimately praised for his designs, and canvases for the church of

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1666 births 1724 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Genoa Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub